A Prayer For The Spirit Of Acceptance: The Journal of Martha Wayles Robertson, 1860-66
Dublin Core
Title
A Prayer For The Spirit Of Acceptance: The Journal of Martha Wayles Robertson, 1860-66
Description
“1860-1866. Robertson's diary often takes the form of a prayer, written as a spiritual exercise in self examination and communion with God. An early entry considered the threat of fratricide a national error, and she asked for God to reconcile the contending parties. She quickly assumed the rhetoric of sectionalism. Later, she interpreted military reversals as God's desire to humble and chasten the Southerners for being a wicked people. Mrs. Robertson, who lived in Petersburg, Virginia, also described the effects of the siege and conditions following the surrender.”
Creator
Jonathan E. Helmreich
Date
1977
Type
Journal Article
Zotero
Title
A Prayer For The Spirit Of Acceptance: The Journal of Martha Wayles Robertson, 1860-66
Publication Title
Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Volume
46
Issue
4
Date
1977
Pages
397-408
Archive
JSTOR
Item Type
Journal Article
ISSN
0018-2486
Access Date
2020-06-21 12:35:44
Extra
Publisher: Historical Society of the Episcopal Church
Library Catalog
JSTOR
Short Title
A Prayer For The Spirit Of Acceptance
Collection
Citation
Jonathan E. Helmreich, “A Prayer For The Spirit Of Acceptance: The Journal of Martha Wayles Robertson, 1860-66,” The Haskell Monroe Collection: Life in the Confederacy , accessed November 4, 2025, https://library.missouri.edu/confederate/items/show/2582.